Mike was born in LaGrange, Ga., on Feb. 26, 1940, to Roy and Francis Woodruff Johnson. He was the youngest of six children and later added two additional siblings when his mother married Paul Vollenwieder after his father’s premature death.

Mike was a 1958 graduate of LaGrange High School and went on to earn a BS degree in Marketing at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp from 1962-1965 at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he met his wife of 54 years, Betsy Lee. Mike spent his entire 50-plus-year career in the floor covering industry. He worked many years with global manufacturers such as Burlington and Mohawk Industries then later opened Asheboro Carpet and Tile before transitioning back to his true love of selling. It was his endeavors here that earned him the nickname “The Jokeman.” He never left his office without a new joke he would share with every customer or competitor he met. Mike was also a former member of the Board of Directors for the N.C. Floor Covering Association.

Mike accepted Jesus as his Savior at an early age, enjoyed a strong faith and lived his life giving. His influence and impact on others is evident with the lives he has touched as a husband, a father, a mentor and a friend. He will be missed by many.